In February, the inflation rate on a month-on-month basis was highest in Enugu at 5.92 per cent, followed by Ogun at 4.39 per cent and Anambra at 4.11 per cent.
They noted that, unlike the previous Ramadan, when food prices increased, this year seems different.
The report said the food inflation rate in January was 8.89 per cent on a year-on-year basis.
Mr Ladan said persistent hippo attacks had resulted in huge losses, noting that the animals frequently destroyed crops and posed serious threats to residents.
The report said the average price of 1kg of local rice decreased by 2.01 per cent from N1,944.64 recorded in October 2024 to N1,913.78 in October 2025.
The NBS made the disclosure in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for September 2025 released in Abuja on Tuesday.
The traders appealed to both federal and state governments to urgently address the worsening food crisis.
Mr Daniel described the gesture as a huge relief to the displaced residents.
Mamman Mohammed, spokesman for Governor Mai Mala Buni, confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday in Damaturu.
Checks by correspondents in Kaduna showed that the prices of rice, beans, yams, garri and noodles had been reduced even though not much.
